"The Soft Pack are back with Strapped, an adventurous album that finds the Los Angeles-based foursome breaking with expectations and exploring the possibilities of how they can push their sound. The group also took their time while making Strapped, making it over the course of two years. This pace allowed them to integrate new ideas and approaches into their existing sound, not just outright cop them. The Soft Pack's pop rock foundations are undeniably still present - nine of the songs don't break three minutes and from the first seconds of glorious album opener 'Saratoga' it's obvious they haven't abandoned the fuzz. That said, they've also spent a lot of time listening to Denim, Momus, The Church, YAZ, Grace Jones, INXS, Carole King, Lee Hazlewood, The Byrds, and Elton John."